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Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
#CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure # ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA ... #Algorithm #Management ... #Cardiology
Severe Heart Failure & Cardiogenic Shock - Management Checklist 
Evaluation 
 - EKG & echocardiography
Shock - Management ... treatment for acute MI ... #CHF #Shock #Cardiogenic ... #HeartFailure # ... Cardiology #Management
Myocarditis
Diagnosis 
• Endomyocardial biopsy (gold standard, rarely performed) 
• Clinical presentation 
• Cardiovascular MRI 
Clinical 
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Cardiovascular MRI ... gallop • Abnormal ECG ... Elevated troponin • Cardiogenic ... shock, sudden cardiac ... #Cardiology
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Fulminant: - Acute HF ... , Cardiogenic shock ... Pericarditis, Tamponade EKG ... Myocarditis #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #summary
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... may precede the neurologic ... Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
ancestry, LGE on MRI ... May have typical HF ... Minority of Pts: cardiogenic ... shock and severe ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
is essentially Cardiogenic ... Shock. ... differential #algorithm #management ... table #foamed #heartfailure ... #chf #criticalcare